Which passage from the story best supports the notion that real magic is occurring, not mere trickery or misdirection?
He hoped, in the mild chaos of the outbound crowd, that he could slip backstage without anyone noticing.
No one at the table responded, either too distracted by the spotlight that flickered at the center of the empty stage or too courteous to say anything else.
In his haste to get to the venue before the eight o'clock show, Joey didn't notice that neither of his coat pockets were unzipped.
Before Joey could react, his fiancée pressed a small piece of paper into his hand and hastened up the steps to her apartment building.